Athletes often think of recovery as a weakness or liability to their training. If we do give a thought to recovery, it's usually in the form of a rest day or a little foam rolling after a tough session. But, is this true recovery? Are we really allowing our body to adapt to the training stress?
Read MoreHutchinson is a science journalist who writes about fitness, health, and endurance sports for Outside magazine in his Sweat Science columns. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. In today’s quick-hit series of discussions, Matt and Alex dig into the first two Purple Patch Pillars of Performance: Strength and Recovery.
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Read MoreMake no mistake, the fabric of society is being stretched and global stress is elevated for almost everyone. The acute awareness of the need for resilience, adaptability, and a platform of health is rising, but a key component of development in these areas lies recovery - often under-valued, misunderstood, and ignored.
Read MoreMake no mistake, the fabric of society is being stretched and global stress is elevated for almost everyone. The acute awareness of the need for resilience, adaptability, and a platform of health is rising, but a key component of development in these areas lies recovery - often under-valued, misunderstood, and ignored.
Read MoreAs the importance of recovery has increased and the knowledge and benefits surrounding this topic has grown more popular, it has opened the door to a fleet of pseudoscience and heavy marketing that only leads to confusion and dilution of the message around recovery.
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